Drax began production at former German Pellets wood pellet plant in US
Drax Biomass Inc. (DBI) began start up production this week at its newest facility [...]
December 7, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Energy / ...Europe / North America
Canfor might build a large sawmill in the US Southeast
Canfor is evaluating a 250 mmbf greenfield sawmill in the US Southeast region and also announced a new organic capital [...]
December 7, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...North America
UK furniture retailer fined under EUTR
Designer furniture retailer Lombok has become the first business to be fined for breaching regulations introduced in 2013 to prohibit [...]
December 6, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Andritz delivers biomass boiler to new Japan wood pellet plant
Austrian woodworking technology company Andritz has received an order from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd [...]
December 6, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Energy / ...Woodworking Machinery / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Environmental Investigation Agency finds ties between Schweighofer Group and illegal logging in Romanian National Park
In a recent field investigation in Romania, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) found evidence of illegal logging in Romania’s [...]
December 6, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
“Building with wood” Conference in Brussels outlines the importance of wood as construction product
On 21 November the conference "Building with wood" was organised by CEI-Bois (European Confederation of Woodworking Industries), FIEC (European [...]
December 4, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Construction / ...Europe
Holmen sells its forest properties in Sweden to Persson Invest
Holmen signed an agreement to sell forest properties in north-west Jämtland, Sweden, for SEK 100 million. The properties [...]
December 4, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Europe
SCA loans EUR 150 million from EIB for Timrå mill upgrade
The European Investment Bank and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) have signed a EUR 150 million loan agreement. [...]
December 4, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Pulp & Paper / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Södra invests into a pilot cross-laminated timber plant in Sweden
Södra decided to invest in a small cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility adjacent to its sawmill in Vär [...]
December 4, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Sveza to acquire 90,000 m3/yr plywood plant in Russia
Sveza signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Tyumen Plywood Plant from its current owner Almira Karimova. [...]
November 30, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Russia
